Sapphire Gem Pullet Or Cockeral?

[Chcknjnky]

I had my suspicions early on but did a little research and found that these birds sometimes develop a bit quicker than others. Now that she is about 5 months old I'm growing a bit concerned that she is a cockeral. What does everyone else think? If anyone qants a different or better pic please let me know.

 

[WallyG74]

Looks like a pullet. Sapphire Gems are sex links and can be sexed without a doubt as soon as they hatch.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Pullet!

 

[Iluveggers]

Looks like a pullet. Sapphire Gems are sex links and can be sexed without a doubt as soon as they hatch.

How are they sex-linked? Just curious how they tell the boys & girls apart? Thanks!

 

[WallyG74]

How are they sex-linked? Just curious how they tell the boys & girls apart? Thanks!

I believe the boys have a dot on the head and the girls have a kind of necklace around their necks. The boys definitely have a dot.

 

[Chcknjnky]

Looks like a pullet. Sapphire Gems are sex links and can be sexed without a doubt as soon as they hatch.

Thanks for the reply. I got 2 blue laced Wyandottes at the same time and they have yet to develop their comb and wattles so it makes me nervous about the sapphire gem in question. She developed way faster than any of my 6 other birds

 

[WallyG74]

Thanks for the reply. I got 2 blue laced Wyandottes at the same time and they have yet to develop their comb and wattles so it makes me nervous about the sapphire gem in question. She developed way faster than any of my 6 other birds

Wyandotte are bred for cold weather and don’t develop big combs. They are very low profile.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Don’t worry! She is a pullet! At 5 months a rooster would have hackles, saddles and (most likely) pretty tail feathers! There would also be attempts at crowing and mating!

 

[WallyG74]

By the way, she’s a beautiful girl. I have 4 that are 3 weeks old and I hope they turn out as pretty as yours!

 

[STACEYH]

Pullet..... roos have barring. She is pretty.